It was part reality-check, part initiation ceremony and it taught the team on the receiving end about the infinitesimally small margins of error when Harry Kane is staring into the whites of your eyes.

Kane's two goals in a searing opening half hour from Tottenham took his goals tally for September to 13 and made it seven in seven days for a 24-year-old who has now equalled Cristiano Ronaldo's Premier League goals tally of 84. Some perspective: Ronaldo took six seasons and 196 to reach that tally with Manchester United. Kane is barely into his fourth full season with Spurs and has needed just 123 games.

He rolls off full backs, threads chances for others, forages for possession and finishes with ice-cold calculation. Huddersfield know that now.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane watches on as his wonderful left-footed strike heads towards the back of the net on Saturday

The in-form England forward jumps for joy and is soon congratulated by his team-mates after his stunner made it 3-0

Dele Alli (left) was among the Tottenham players to congratulate Kane as the visitors took control of the fixture

Wales full back Ben Davies finishes off a fine Tottenham counter-attack to give visitors' a two-goal lead over Huddersfield

Davies's delight is for all to see after he latched on to the loose ball to score Spurs' second goal with just 16 minutes played

Kane needed just nine minutes to open the scoring for Tottenham, keeping his cool to slot home beyond Jonas Lossl

The 24-year-old striker is congratulated by Kieran Trippier, Harry Winks and Christian Eriksen following his opening strike

Tottenham's second-half substitute Moussa Sissoko wheels away to celebrate after playing a key role in his side's late fourth

Huddersfield players were shell-shocked in the first half at the John Smith's Stadium after seeing their side stunned by Spurs

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'It is so difficult to speak every day about Harry Kane, finding a different word to describe him,' his manager Mauricio Pochettino said after the victory. 'He is great in front of the goal but when we don't have the ball he is ready to run and fight. It makes him one of the best strikers in the world.'

It was nearly an hour after the final whistle before David Wagner appeared to discuss a desperately ragged defensive display. 'If you give them a chance they will use it, if you give them a present they will certainly use,' he said.

The match programme had eulogised about the frugality of the side who had hitherto conceded three goals in six games - their fewest in the top flight since Herbert Chapman's side of 1924-25. Pochettino's side put that many past them in a mere 23 minutes, with Kane the fulcrum.

He was looking for the net within two minutes of the start: spinning off Chris Lowe – who will be remembering this occasion with a shiver for weeks – to open up a shot that Mathias Zanka deflected wide. But Huddersfield were bearing such gifts that the forward did not need to wait much longer.

Lowe's abject failure to deal with a clearing header by Kieran Tripper allowed him to race clear and bury the ninth minute opening goal at goalkeeper Jonas Lossl's near post. Wagner did not spare the defender some public criticism afterwards.

Huddersfield manager David Wagner was in buoyant mood prior to kick-off as he greets Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino

The Terriers supporters turned up in numbers on Saturday to cheer their team on against the Premier League giants

Kane, the in-form Tottenham striker, had an early chance to open the scoring but he saw his effort deflected out for a corner

Kane latched on to Trippier's headed pass, after a weak clearance from Lossl, and confidently fired home the opening goal

The forward, who has been in sublime form for Tottenham this season, celebrates in front of disappointed Terriers supporters

HOW HARRY KANE TAMED THE TERRIERS

Harry Kane’s second goal was a sizzler. Receiving the ball from a throw-in from Kieran Trippier with his back to goal, Kane controlled and turned between two defenders before sprinting across the face of the D. He shrugged off one challenge before curling a left-foot shot beyond the reach of the Huddersfield keeper Jonas Lossl from 22 yards.

There was a more tangential contribution by Kane to the second: a No 10's lay off to Dele Alli in the early stages of a five-pass, one-touch move down the right which sent Christian Eriksen motoring clear. Lowe got a toe on the ball this time but managed only to send it squirting out to Ben Davies, entirely unmarked, who clipped it first time over Lossl and into the bottom corner.

The third – Kane's second - was the game's stand-out moment and evidence of the complete range he brings. Spinning off Jonathan Hogg, back to goal, he eased across the face of goal, with Zanka and Hogg in vain pursuit, before despatching, left footed, beyond the goalkeeper.

Huddersfield were not without their moments. They did show ambition. Captain Tommy Smith dug out a powerful left-footed effort from 20 yards early on, sending Hugo Lloris into a diving, two-handed save. At the other end of the first half, Laurent Depoitre crashed against the upright.

But Tottenham were a class apart, attacking at a pace the home defence could not cope with. They seemed capable of scoring at will for 45 minutes. Alli flicked a tee-up that Kane lifted onto the roof of the net, then hit the post after leaving Zanka behind.

Danish playmaker Eriksen looks to play a right-footed pass to a team-mate as Elias Kachunga puts the pressure on

Spurs manager Pochettino looks to get his team to play the throw-in quickly as he passes the ball to defender Davies

After Spurs attacked Huddersfield's goal with a fine counter-move, Davies showed his ability by slotting home a second goal

A look from behind the goal as former Swansea defender Davies slots home his goal after being left clear down the left flank

The Huddersfield players cut dejected figures after conceding a second as Davies wheels away to celebrate a rare strike

That was certainly the best of Alli. The worst was the simulated dive after he pushed a ball beyond Lossl in the second half, which saw him booked. It was an erratic performance and Pochettino pulled no punches about his diving not helping 'the player, or the team.'

Huddersfield were more resilient in the second half but Tottenham's intensity had dropped by then. The scrappy a fourth, in added time, encapsulated their poor display. Elias Kachunga ceded loose possession to Alli and Spurs raced up the pitch, with substitute Moussa Sissoko's strike deflected in off Christopher Schindler.

Kane left to an ovation from both home and visiting supporters. 'It's probably the best month I have had,' he reflected after the win. 'Especially after August [in which he scored no goals]. I feel good, I feel confident when these boys are putting in crosses and through balls. I'm just there to put them away, It's been a great week for us.'

His stated aim of reaching 100 in a division this season looks a comfortable aim. Meanwhile Huddersfield, who face Manchester United here in three weeks, are beginning to discover what they're really up against. The stadium announcer put it best.

'Premier League stuff from Kane; clinical,' he said at half time. 'We'll face a few moments like this.'